Hot on the heels of AC Milan front man M’Baye Niang reportedly interesting Slaven Bilic, a new name has emerged on Wednesday morning in connection with West Ham United - Helder Costa.

The Portuguese forward is currently on loan at Wolves from Benfica, who are keen to splash the cash and snap him up permanently for £13m to keep him out of the clutches of the Premier League vultures, with talks between the Molineux outfit and Costa’s super-agent Jorge Mendes scheduled.

The Hammers are interested though, according to Portuguese media outlet O Jogo, but who is the man currently impressing in the Championship with the midlands outfit?

Born in Angola, Costa – whose full name is Hélder Wander Sousa de Azevedo e Costa – has been on the books of Benfica throughout his career, starting out in for their B team in 2012.

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He scored 15 times in 72 appearances and that led to him being promoted to the first team. However, he has yet to play a single competitive game for them.

A loan spell in La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna was his first move but it didn’t quite pan out. He made just six appearances there before being sent out on loan again in 2015.

Helder Costa (right) has impressed for Wolves this season

This time it was Monaco in Ligue 1 where he got much more game time, playing 25 times for the principality side and scoring three times.

Costa returned to Benfica but was immediately loaned out again, this time to Wolves, where he has shone so far. Brought to the club by former boss Walter Zenga, the 23-year-old has lit up the Championship with seven goals in 25 appearances so far.

He's also partial to a spectacular somersault celebration, as witnessed after he scored in Wolves' 2-0 victory against Premier League side Stoke City in the FA Cup earlier this month.

Costa has also represented Portugal at every level from U16s to the U23s, first pulling on Portugal colours in 2009 for the U16s, with 13 goals to his name for his country.